<![CDATA[Dark Matter Trade]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ni4h!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F84222328-acb5-4cd0-bbb2-72ec725964a2_400x400.pngDark Matter Tradehttps://www.darkmattertrade.comSubstackThu, 30 Apr 2026 18:42:03 GMT<![CDATA[ES, SPX, SPY Weekly Market Insights: February 10th Edition]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/es-spx-spy-weekly-market-insightshttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/es-spx-spy-weekly-market-insightsMon, 10 Feb 2025 09:04:41 GMTHello fellow traders. Welcome to another weekly overview of the ES/SPX/SPY market.

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2/10 ES Weekly Plan

Another week where we had a major selloff overnight Sunday into Monday's opening only for price to find a bottom and rally. Rally did it do going from 5923 to 6100spx and then doing what it has done for 3 weeks where on Friday it faced resistance at key levels and sold off with news midday from the Trump admin on tariffs pushing price down.

As we have discussed on multiple times - hanging on to trades without taking profits at key levels is risky and without much dealer put support below us price can go and go fast. For example, here is what we said on Friday where we called 6100spx to trade, but warned on a failed breakout and the importance of NOT losing 6075 - I bet you we see the 6000 part of that statement come true still. That prior sentence I had written prior to futures opening but we bottomed out at 5992spx or 6014es and had a failed breakdown of 6000 that triggered a trade all the way to our resistance at 6050spx...Wild start to the week and if you are a futures trader you are loving the action of the past 3 Sundays...

From Friday's Trade Plan...

6040-6045 is still supportive going into tomorrow. Now if you remove tomorrow's expiry and look at just next week if we pop above 6075 and then come back to lose it and then 6050-6040-6045 we could be in for a larger sell off that could target all the way down to 6000.

2/3 - Weekly Recap:

Before we kick into next week's trade plan let's review what we discussed last week.

As we neared the market open and during our Market Moves show last Monday we said wait #paytiently and let the trade and data come. The opening of Monday was exactly that a bit wild and the market had to rebalance as we hit a low of 5910spx in futures action. As that rebalancing was occurring we opened near 5923spx on Monday and pushed up to 5960spx only to reject where we didn't called out prior to data coming out how important 5925spx was and that was an ideal entry point.

We held support at 5925spx and while the data wasn't the only saving grace we got news on deal making with the tariffs from Mexico and boy did we rise from 5925spx and push till we got to 6100spx where we said sellers would be present and did that show on Friday.

All-in-all another great week and analysis provided to you here in real time.

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Biggest News Catalysts on the Week

The headlines this week are going to be OPEX, FED Chair Powell's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee. We also have CPI, PPI, and retail sales data this week. It won't be a "vol-less" week that's for sure.

  • Mon - EU CPI, US Manufacturing PMI & Prices, FED Speakers

  • Tue - US Jolts Job Openings, FED Speakers

  • Wed - US ADP Non-Farm Employment Change, US Services PMI, FED Speakers

  • Thur - UK Monetary Policy, US Unemployment Claims, FED Speakers

  • Fri - US Non-Farm Employment Change, US Employment Rate, US Avg Hourly Earnings m/m, Consumer Sentiment & Inflation Expectations, FED Speaker

Source:

Earnings

While NVDA awaits there are some earnings this week to be on the lookout for such as HOOD, SMCI and COIN.

Weekly Options Expected Move

SPX’s weekly option expected move is ~97.70 points. That puts us at 6123.69 to the upside and 5928.29 to the downside.

Remember over 68% of the time price will resolve it self in this range by weeks end.

2/10 ES Weekly Trade Plan

TLDR:

We have already tested the lower ranges of the weekly support level - 6000 - and we have also tested a key resistance - 60..

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]]><![CDATA[ES Weekly Market Insights Recap: January 27th Edition]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/es-weekly-market-insights-recap-januaryhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/es-weekly-market-insights-recap-januarySun, 02 Feb 2025 19:52:30 GMTHello fellow traders. Welcome to another weekly overview of the ES/SPX/SPY market.

As a reminder we have officially partnered with Volland - available at https://vol.land - providing our weekly and daily ES/SPX analysis to subscribers there.

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1/27 - Weekly Recap:

A really good recap and analysis of last week's move where we called for risk above 6122es and support at 5932es. Between the lows and highs of ES we provided a 175pt move in last week's trade plan. Let's dig into some of those details...

From our trade plan last week…

* IF bulls do not take back 6090.50 and then 6122es we need to consider rips to sell and longer term swings need to get above these levels again if you want to play it safe going long

* IF 6032-6025es breaks this will continue to chase that 5989es weekly point of control and test that low volume node at 5970-5907es. 5932es in this zone is the level to watch that will trigger a major shift in the markets and a more bearish tone...

Looking at all expirations 5950-5955spx is going to be a key area of interest and aligns with last week's low and near our key ES level from the past 2 weeks which is 5989es. 5900 is the most important level to the downside but prior to that 5950 is next most critical level.

It was in futures action Sunday night into Monday morning where the market and tech sold off majorly on the news of Deepseek and its implications on the larger AI and chip/data center industry. Anything and everything touching AI took a beat down into this day. Yet levels are levels and we came within ear shots of the key 5900spx level that we called out in last week's plan as the most important level to the downside and a great buy the dip opportunity.

For those unable to enter in futures action the open on Monday provided a great opportunity for us to enter long and we did that riding those longs into Tuesday as we entered the 6075 level.

We then called the additional risk above 6100spx and to be wary of trades above this level going into the FOMC and provided guidance that 6025 and a failed breakdown of this level would be ideal to long with a neutral/dovish FED.

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Biggest News Catalysts on the Week

  • Mon - EU CPI, US Manufacturing PMI & Prices, FED Speakers

  • Tue - US Jolts Job Openings, FED Speakers

  • Wed - US ADP Non-Farm Employment Change, US Services PMI, FED Speakers

  • Thur - UK Monetary Policy, US Unemployment Claims, FED Speakers

  • Fri - US Non-Farm Employment Change, US Employment Rate, US Avg Hourly Earnings m/m, Consumer Sentiment & Inflation Expectations, FED Speaker

Source:

Earnings

Earnings season continues this week with the likes of PLTR, PYPL, SPOT, AMD, GOOGL, CMG, UBER, DIS, QCOM, F, AMZN reporting.

Weekly Options Expected Move

SPX’s weekly option expected move is ~104.07 points. That puts us at 6144.60 to the upside and 5936.46 to the downside.

Remember over 68% of the time price will resolve it self in this range by weeks end.

To see this week’s ES Trade Plan and our daily plans - be sure to subscribe to Volland - available at https://vol.land - where we provide weekly and daily ES/SPX analysis and trade plans.

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]]><![CDATA[November 25 - ES Weekly Market Insights: Dealer Positions & Volume Profile Analysis!]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/november-25-es-weekly-market-insightshttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/november-25-es-weekly-market-insightsMon, 25 Nov 2024 07:52:16 GMTHello fellow traders. Welcome to another weekly overview of the ES/SPX/SPY market.

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Futures are pushing already and we have a short week with the US Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday. Expect things to be slow and volume to be lower than normal...With that let's jump right in.

11/18 - Weekly Recap:

Last week our general lean was that IF we got and held above 5900 we would find ourselves pushing back up towards 5950 and then 5975. This analysis played out pretty well and the big factor on the week was volatility. While volatility started earlier in the week to lead a bit of choppiness it was once we found support at 5850 and 5860 after Wednesday's morning session that we bounced from these levels - tested 5900 again - and finally got our push up towards 5969 to close on the week with a high of 5972...

Furthermore we sent an update going into Tuesday's session suggesting the same - either find support below spot for a reversal OR wait to long 5900.

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Biggest News Catalysts on the Week

  • Mon - no catalyst

  • Tue - US Consumer Confidence, US New Home Sales, US Richmond Manufacturing Index

  • Wed - US GDP, US Unemployment Claims, US Durable Goods Orders, US Chicago PMI, US PCE, US Pending Home Sales, US FOMC Meeting Minutes

  • Thur - Thanksgiving Holiday

  • Fri - no catalyst

Earnings

Weekly Options Expected Move

SPX’s weekly option expected move is ~65.15 points. That puts us at 6034.49 to the upside and 5904.19 to the downside.

Remember over 68% of the time price will resolve it self in this range by weeks end.

Vanna Overview

We are getting more positive vanna coming back into the market with our aggregate vanna trend. We are still not quite in the clear, but this positive to see especially for any kind of year end rally...Remember aggregate vanna is a leading indicator. So I will use this to baseline some of my bias, but I don't use much on it to do weekly or intraday trading.

Let's kick into reviewing cumulative vanna exposure. This view is for all expirations.

The key to any kind of movement in this chart will come down to volatility - while we do have vanna put support below spot it is minimal and IF vol (volatility) increases we are going to enter and go right through that selling pressure zone. Just looking at this view we are quite bearish...

  • 5900-5905 - major support and need VIX and a catalyst to keep pushing price below this level

  • 5925-5960 - support IF we see VOL/VIX compress as we enter this zone

  • 5965-5995 - sellers sit here ONLY with VIX/VOL increasing

Let's now take a look at this from a weekly view...

What we can see here on the weekly view is interesting - where the neutral chop zone from all expirations looks a bit different.

  • 5900-6000 is where we seem to be stuck in a range on the weekly view

  • 5925-5930 - major area of support

  • 5950 - weekly support, but minor - it breaks we see 5925

  • 6025-6030 - get and hold above 6000 and here is our next targets

  • 6050 - next area of resistance above 6030

If we take a look at the weekly vanna strikes and chart we can zoom in on the specific strikes that are important...

  • You can clearly see this week is all about VIX/IV - it increases we go down and we sell towards 5925. We hold and get above 6000 then 6025 then 6050

Resistance:

  • 5990 - positive vanna/magnet and pivot - stay and hold above this more than likely we head towards 6025-6030

  • 6000 - negative vanna - resistance - while 5990 is important this is the next major level to get past and our way towards 6025-6030

  • 6025-6030 - positive vanna - magnets and pivots for higher prices above to 6050

  • 6040-6050 - positive vanna and negative vanna - magnet and area of resistance

Support:

  • 5925-5900 - major zone of support

  • 5885 - positive vanna/magnet - IF vol/vix increase this will be a potential target - I likely doubt that, but if there is unexpected VOL this is where we could go to

  • 5870 - negative vanna - support

Looking at the all expiration vanna strike chart we find the following key levels...

Resistance:

  • 5995-6000 - positive vanna and magnets - they won't be resistance if we continue to see VOL/VIX continue lower

  • 6020-6025 - magnet and resistance - 6020 negative vanna and 6025 positive vanna

  • 6050-6055 - magnets - massive positive vanna and getting through this zone will further need what I assume will be a compressed VIX by the time we get here...

Support:

  • 5950 - magnet - IF VOL increases this is where it will want to sell price towards

  • 5925-5900 - negative vanna's - will act as support unless there is a major catalyst to break it down

Vanna Summary

In summary I am long if we see the 5925-5900. 6000 is the key level to the upside for bulls to get more continuation up to target 6025 and then 6050.

Resistance:

  • 5990-6000 - positive vanna and magnets - they won't be resistance if we continue to see VOL/VIX continue lower

  • 6015-6020 - negative vanna - will be a speed bump on the road to price above - watch how VOL/VIX reacts at this level

  • 6025-6030 - magnet and resistance - 6020 negative vanna and 6025 positive vanna

  • 6050-6055 - magnets - massive positive vanna and getting through this zone will further need what I assume will be a compressed VIX by the time we get here...

Support:

  • 5960 - minor support

  • 5950 - magnet - IF VOL increases this is where it will want to sell price towards

  • 5945 - minor support

  • 5925-5900 - negative vanna's - will act as support unless there is a major catalyst to break it down

Gamma Overview

Key Levels on the week are...

  • 5900 - massive tower

  • 5920

  • 5995-6000

  • 6025

  • 6050-6055

ES Volume Profile Overview

> These are ES levels and NOT SPX - subtract 18pts to get SPX levels

TLDR

  • 6015 marks a key pivot and futures has sold off at this level which is the weekly point of control from 11/11 and we go target the VAH from that week at 6043

  • 5960 - last week's value area high - if bulls are to defend a level it is this one

Key Levels

  • 6043 - 11/11 weekly value area high

  • 6015 - 11/11 weekly point of control

  • 5960 - weekly value area high

  • 5920 - weekly point of control

  • 5886 - weekly value area low

  • 5876-5809 - low volume node - this is where our buyers came in with strength last week and is a key level we pushed from during election night

11/25 ES Weekly Trade Plan

TLDR

Continuing on our trend we should see ourselves testing near ATH's this week. Look for dips to buy and that zone of 5925-5900 is an amazing opportunity to long unless we have some VOL/VIX come in that is unexpected.

Key Levels for the Week

  • 5900-5925 - major support

  • 5950-5965 - next zone of support I would buy dips on

  • 6000 - stay above this and we are all but certain to target 6025 then 6050

Bullish Bias:

  • If there is a failed breakdown of 5925 OR 5950 target 5995-6000, 6015-6020, 6025 (acts as pivot), 6030, 6050-6055

  • Above 6000 target 6015-6020, 6025 (acts as pivot), 6030, 6050-6055

    • In case we do not have a failed breakdown and just push above 6000

Bearish Bias:

I don't think this is the week to be thinking bearish and thus if you are shorting it should be scalps and intraday so review the daily plans for a bearish bias outlook.

Any updates to the plan or levels will be provided in the Volland Discord Room. Keep an eye on Volland and the VIX for trend continuation or reversals.

ES December contract value is approx. 18pts more than the SPX levels shared. To get SPY levels simply take the SPX levels and divide by 10.03.

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]]><![CDATA[11/25 QQQ Weekly Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/1125-qqq-weekly-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/1125-qqq-weekly-planMon, 25 Nov 2024 06:57:37 GMTKey Support and Resistance Levels

  • Support Levels

    • 506-505 depending on where the week opens, if we gap up, I want price to be supported around 505.

    • 502.78, for me this is the most important level to the downside, this is Friday’s low and I think it opens the door down for a retest of last week’s lows around 497-496.

    • 500 big psyche level, this strike also has significant delta exposure that will require hedging.

    • 497.78 weekly MMs implied low.

    • 494.49, this is the weekly low from 2 weeks ago, this is another MAJOR level. This can lead to 486-483 I will update if we head this way.

  • Resistance Levels

    • 506.96, last week’s high, I think that if bulls can keep price above this level, they have a good shot of retesting the recent ATH.

    • 507.77-508.69, this would be a gap fill to the upside. Currently this a pretty profound LVN which can act as strong resistance. The Gamma here is positive, which adds weight to its resistance. I would be very cautious around this area. If we reject here it could send us back to 500.

    • 510, if price is then supported above the gap fill, this is the next area I would expect price to head to, I would even say 511.91-513.80.

      • The current November POC is at 512.92 and the MMs weekly implied high is at 513.80.

    • 515.58 most recent ATH.

Market Makers' Weekly Implied Move

  • Implied Move: $8.01

  • Upper Range: 513.80

  • Lower Range: 497.78

Overview

Here is a look at the current monthly volume profile for November. Notice how price came right into the LVN where we have a gap in price. This price area is very important to both sides imo. So far the bears have kept the bulls out. The Friday session was also inside Thursday’s range. This tells me that traders are trapped and that usually causes a decent move, we ar e either going to break range and go, or we are going to break range and fail, leading to a retest of the other side. More on this later.

The 1W chart is inside the previous week as well, this is now setting up for a swing play imo since the weekly participates are now trapped. Last week’s high and low will play a critical role in the price action going forward.

Aggregate Vanna

The current look is building some negative vanna below spot, I would expect dips to be bought if we dip down into the negative vanna. Above current spot price, we have a nice sized magnet sitting at the 510 strike.

The cumulative chart is currently suggesting dips getting bought as we near 494, and 509-510 is where I would expect some sellers.

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Weekly Vanna

This week is a short week and we are coming off a previous inside week. Meaning we have trapped traders and possibly some potential to find a multi week trend.

Key Strikes

  • Above - 506, 509, 512, 513

  • Below - 502, 501, 499, 497, 494

Here is a 1W on NQ, notice the gap up above last week’s highs, 20,905 - 20,875. I want to see bulls hold this area, if they do, I am expecting a retest of 21,250, but if we fail here under 20,875, I think we will go and test last week’s lows, first at 20,504 then 20,380.

Looking at QQQ, if we gap above last week’s high at 506.96, I think that it is imperative that the bulls then hold that level if we dip. If they cannot hold it, I want to target the lower side of the range at 496.56 - 494.49.

This jives with what vanna is saying for the key levels. If we can stay above the negative vanna at 506, I am expecting a move to 509–510 first, and then a possible retest of recent highs 513-516.

The cumulative weekly vanna chart is suggesting dips being bought into 500 and rallies sold into 509-511.

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]]><![CDATA[November 11 - ES Weekly Market Insights: Dealer Positions & Volume Profile Analysis!]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/november-11-es-weekly-market-insightshttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/november-11-es-weekly-market-insightsMon, 11 Nov 2024 02:51:24 GMTHello fellow traders. Welcome to another weekly overview of the ES/SPX/SPY market.

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What a week - as Wiz and myself called out in our weekly Monday show - except excursions back near 5900spx as long as we are above 5700. We held that level Monday overnight and into Monday's session and never looked back from there. 300pts later and SPX continued to set new ATH's last week with President Trump being elected to his second term. With that win volatility quickly suppressed and off we went up.

11/4 - Weekly Recap:

Our bullish bias played out extremely nice here. Hope you got in at some point - staying above 5700 was the key and we got to 5721 in SPX but in overnight action on ES we did get to 5700spx or 5724es on Monday at midnight est and once more in regular trading hours. This goes to show you why you need to be looking at both ES, SPX when trading the index. The action starts in ES and continues into the opening session. Congrats to those who were able to take this trade idea this week.

Now what? Ultimately, I wouldn't get too bearish - we are in a very bullish period of the market seasonality wise - and until we crack 5850spx IMO you should be looking at dips to buy. We may see some initial selling early in the week to target 5975 OR 5936spx - this second level is where we have a gap from Wednesday into Thursday's session last week.

Let's jump into the trade plan as there is a lot to dissect here now that we are in a post elections view.

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Biggest News Catalysts on the Week

  • Mon - Veteran's Day (Thank you to our service members for your service)

  • Wed - CPI

  • Thur - PPI, Unemployment Claims, Powell Speaks

  • Fri - Retail Sales

Earnings

Weekly Options Expected Move

SPX’s weekly option expected move is ~79.85 points. That puts us at 6075.38 to the upside and 5915.68 to the downside.

Remember over 68% of the time price will resolve it self in this range by weeks end.

Vanna Overview

While we are entering positive vanna most of this is due to expire with this weeks monthly expiration. So before we get giddy and another 200-300 pt rally forms let's see how we react at a few key levels and how supportive of vanna we have. Again, due to the low amounts of vanna especially after OPEX if we have any reason to sell we will and it won't be as supportive.

Let's kick into reviewing cumulative vanna exposure.

Looking at this from all expirations view...

  • 5975 is supportive so IF price sells down there it should be supportive

  • 5950 is supportive IF we sell below 5975

  • 6000 is resistance up until 6020 so VIX/IV needs to suppress in order for us to pass through this zone

  • 6025 until 6045 is full of buyer liquidity

Let's now take a look at this from a weekly view...

  • 6000 and above it we are bearish to 6020 - so in order to get through these levels we need to see the VIX/IV further suppress

  • 6025 is where we get bullish and a rally towards 6050

  • 5975 is the first crack on the weekly view for more selling to occur - otherwise it is supportive

  • 5950 and 5930 is where we find support below 5975

If we take a look at the weekly vanna strikes and chart we can zoom in on the specific strikes that are important...

Resistance:

  • 6000 - major resistance - weekly vanna magnet - gamma resistance - we really need to see VIX/IV decrease to get past this level

  • 6010 - minor resistance

  • 6025 - major resistance - weekly negative vanna

  • 6050 - major resistance - weekly vanna magnet - we really need to see VIX/IV decrease to get past this level

Support:

  • 5975 - major support - weekly negative vanna

  • 5960 - minor support - weekly negative vanna

  • 5950 - medium support - weekly negative vanna

  • 5925 - magnet - medium support - weekly positive vanna

  • 5910-5900 - major support - weekly negative vanna

Looking at the all expiration vanna strike chart we find the following key levels...

Resistance:

  • 6000 - positive vanna/magnet/pivot

  • 6020-6030 - negative vanna/resistance

  • 6050-6055 - positive vanna/magnet/pivot

  • 6075 - negative vanna

Support:

  • 5975 - negative vanna - VIX/IV MUST increase to get past this critical level

  • 5960 - negative vanna

  • 5950-5945 - negative vanna - medium

  • 5940 - positive vanna/magnet/pivot

  • 5925 - positive vanna/magnet/pivot

  • 5920 - negative vanna - minor

  • 5910 - negative vanna - minor

  • 5900 - negative vanna - major

Vanna Summary

If we now rap this up by reviewing the all expirations vanna strike chart we can see the following key levels across all timeframes are:

Above Spot:

  • 6000 - resistance and if we want to get bullish it will occur above this level

  • 6025-6030 - resistance - negative vanna

  • 6045-6050 - above 6025-6030 we should guide our way to this level

  • 6055 - negative resistance

Below Spot:

  • 5975 - the most important level on the week for the bulls - you don't want to lose this level

  • 5960 - watch for minor support to come here

  • 5950 - medium support this is where we should find ourselves below 5975

  • 5925 - positive vanna on all expiration and we need to see VIX/IV increase to take this level out

Gamma Overview

Key Levels on the week are...

  • 6000 - massive tower

  • 5975

  • 5950

  • 5910

  • 5900

ES Volume Profile Overview

These are ES levels and NOT SPX - subtract 27-30pts to get SPX levels

TLDR

* 6013 - if we get below this expect more selling towards 5971es

Key Levels

  • 5800-5907 - low volume node - this is where our buyers came in with strength last week...

  • 5971 - weekly value area high

  • 5752 - weekly point of control

  • 5724 - weekly value area low

11/4 ES Weekly Trade Plan

Key Levels for the Week

  • 6000 - if you are bull and want more upside this is the pivot/key level on the week to over take AND hold

  • 5975 - critical area of support based on weekly vanna - stay above this and we most likely take out 6000 and hold above it then

  • 5950-5925 - gap fill exists here at 5936.14 and a key support zone for the week

You can't really get super bearish unless we start breaking below 5850 - otherwise noise and scalps with puts

Bullish Bias:

  • If there is a failed breakdown of 5975 go long to target 6000, 6010, 6025-6030, 6050-6055, 6075

Basically, get above 6000 and hold it we are headed towards 6025 and then 6050

Bearish Bias:

  • If there is a failed breakout of 6000 target 5975, 5950, 5930, 5915

There might be a better entry above 6000 such as a failed breakout of 6020-6030 zone - but let's keep an eye on Volland for an entry - at this point I wouldn't be looking to call the top, but instead waiting for a key level to break. Markets aren’t made to be short so keep that in mind as you are looking for that “entry” to determine the top. It is not easy…

Red = Volume Profile, Purple = Vanna

Any updates to the plan or levels will be provided in the Volland Discord Room. Keep an eye on Volland and the VIX for trend continuation or reversals.

ES December contract value is approx. 30pts more than the SPX levels shared - so take ES minus 41pts to get SPX levels. To get SPY levels simply take the SPX levels and divide by 10.03.

As a reminder we have officially partnered with Volland - available at https://vol.land - providing our weekly and daily ES/SPX analysis to subscribers there.

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]]><![CDATA[October 28 - ES Weekly Market Insights: Dealer Positions & Volume Profile Analysis!]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/october-28-es-weekly-market-insightshttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/october-28-es-weekly-market-insightsMon, 28 Oct 2024 02:36:34 GMTHello fellow traders. Welcome to another weekly overview of the ES/SPX/SPY market.

As a reminder we have officially partnered with Volland - available at https://vol.land - providing our weekly and daily ES/SPX analysis to subscribers there.

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A slew of earnings continues this week and we have geopolitics, election, and much more so let's jump into it.

Before we kick into this week let's review what we said last week - I do this not to show my analysis right/wrong - I do this to learn from it. What did we get right and what didn't we get right?

10/21 - Weekly Recap:

  1. Our 5875 resistance callout was right and we knew we couldn't be outright bullish unless we got above this level and that's exactly what we got...

  2. The 5800 level finally cracked and it lead to a quick 40pt sell that was immediately bought up. Which you could have gone long there with the adjustment in the vanna data in Volland or you could have taken our failed breakdown of 5800 trade which yielded you almost 60pts from that reversal

So I hope you are learning from these trade plans - the levels will continue to be important - even if we go above/below them. They were critical at one point and will be critical going forward. Our weekly and daily vanna levels showed us this where the majority of the volume and $$$'s were at these key critical levels all week.

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Andrew will be joining us again and we will be going through this weeks overview of the SPX, but will be providing you with a look into key earnings reports for this week.

News Catalyst Preview

* Mon - no events

* Tue - US Case Shiller House Price Index, UK Monetary Policy Report Hearings, US Consumer Confidence, JOLTS Job Openings

* Wed - US ADP Non-Farm Employment Change, US GDP, US Pending Home Sales

* Thur - BOJ Press Conference, EU CPI, US PCE, US Unemployment Claims, US Employment Cost Index q/q

* Fri - US Non-Farm Employment Change, US Unemployment Rate, US Avg Hourly Earnings m/m, US Manufacturing PMI & Prices

Earnings

We have the continuation of Q3 earnings this week and we have some big ones on deck. Some notable companies providing their earnings this week include GOOGL, AAPL, AMZN, META, MSFT, INTL, COIN, AMD, F, V, MA and many more...

Weekly Options Expected Move

SPX’s weekly option expected move is ~107.75 points. That puts us at 5915.86 to the upside and 5700.36 to the downside.

Remember over 68% of the time price will resolve it self in this range by weeks end.

# Vanna Overview

Aggregate vanna continues to consolidate and just stay negative - which has been one of the reason the market has not been able to rise as much on positive news - think of TSLA ER's.

Looking at this from all expirations view...

  • We can see the market push up as high as 5900 and find support at 5800, 5785 or 5765-5750 or 5700.

Let's now take a look at this from a weekly view...

  • You see a similar view, but you see a much more aggressive bullish trend

  • 5790 starts to find buyers if we do see selling in futures

  • 5760 and below can trigger the biggest selling on the week IF it were to occur

  • Plenty of buying pressure on dealers above spot

If we take a look at the weekly vanna strikes and chart we can zoom in on the specific strikes that are important...

Support:

  • 5800-5790 - support and I would watch this zone and how the VIX reactions - will bring volatility or decrease it and that will be your trigger whether this holds or not

  • 5770 - Major support on the week

Resistance:

  • 5815-5830 - cluster of minor resistance - IF VIX can't go down or IV we will not get through this zone

  • 5835 - resistance and we traded near this level a lot last week

  • 5850 - magnet and major resistance - this is the first major area of supply and I would wait and assess what catalyst drives us above this level including the VIX/IV to decrease

Vanna Summary

If we now rap this up by reviewing the all expirations vanna strike chart we can see the following key levels across all timeframes are:

Support Levels:

  • 5800 - support

  • 5790 - magnet - positive vanna

  • 5780 - magnet - positive vanna

  • 5770 - support

  • 5760-5750 - major support - 5750 large negative vanna

Resistance Levels:

  • 5820-5825 - resistance

  • 5835 - resistance

  • 5850 - magnet

  • 5860 - magnet

  • 5870-5885 - resistance - 5885 large negative vanna

ES Volume Profile Overview

These are ES levels and NOT SPX - subtract 38-40pts to get SPX levels

TLDR

  • 5883-5915 - resistance - last week's seller and the prior week sits here - so options data/Volland is going to guide us as we enter into this zone

  • 5850-5828 - we developed a HVN throughout the week and its a clear interest to buyers

Key Levels

  • 5883.50 - Last week's value area high - if we can't hold this we continue down last week's value area's then

  • 5850.50 - last week's point of control

  • 5828.50 - last week's value area low

  • 5824-5800 - low volume node - major area of support - can't be bearish until we break that

How to Setup Volume Profile

If you are curious how we set our volume profiles and use them there is a great video from Captain that can be found here -

Dark Matter Trade
Captain Wick's Chart Setup
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10/28 ES Weekly Trade Plan

Key Weekly Levels

  • 5850 - resistance - if you are a bull you want to see this level recaptured and we continue to push otherwise I see chop or selling coming in...

  • 5800 - support - vanna and gamma - let's see if it holds to push us towards 5885

  • 5770 - support - major area of interest to the options market

  • 5750 - support

Chop Bias:

  • We could face a similar situation as last week stuck between key levels

  • 5835-5860 - is our resistance zone - watch for sellers here - and we need a clear catalyst to get through it - it is best to scalp in this zone

  • 5800-5750 - is our support zone - we have found buyers here over the past 2 weeks keeping price up

Thus with this analysis I can't say a swing can occur until you break one of these sides and it is best to scalp or WAIT until we have clear direction above or below these zones. You can instead play those extremes - ie short 5860-5850 or long 5800 - but what I can't tell is when those extremes will trade. Thus I recommend scalping these or flying a fly/condor like trade with these zones as its wings.

Any updates to the plan or levels will be provided in our weekly room. Keep an eye on Volland and the VIX for trend continuation or reversals.

ES December contract value is approx. 38-40pts more than the SPX levels shared - so take ES minus 41pts to get SPX levels. To get SPY levels simply take the SPX levels and divide by 10.03.

As a reminder we have officially partnered with Volland - available at https://vol.land - providing our weekly and daily ES/SPX analysis to subscribers there.

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Remember use promo code DARKMATTER10 to get 10% off your first month at Volland.

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]]><![CDATA[10/28 QQQ Weekly Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/1028-qqq-weekly-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/1028-qqq-weekly-planMon, 28 Oct 2024 01:58:54 GMTTake Control of Your Trading Strategy with Volland

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TL;DR: Weekly QQQ Plan Summary

  • Outlook: Market is forming a "P" shaped profile on the monthly profile; key to watch for support or breakdown in early November.

  • Key Support Levels: Critical support zones at 494.43-493 and 489.44-485.

  • Key Resistance Levels: Watch 496, 498-501, and 505 for potential breakouts. A move above 505 could lead to a target at 509-510. 

Market Makers' Weekly Implied Move

  • Implied Move: $11.91

  • Upper Range: 507.23

  • Lower Range: 483.41

Key Observations from Last Week

  • The shaded box from previous analysis acted as support.

  • Weekly Vanna Cumulative Chart: Last week, we highlighted that dips into 486-484 were expected to be bought for a move higher.

    • Outcome: The weekly low was 485.05, while the weekly high reached 500.28.

  • Resistance at 500: We hit the weekly high on Friday and ended 5 points below the highs. As mentioned in last week's plan, we anticipated sellers near 500, and this level acted as resistance.

  • Focus on Cumulative Vanna Chart: Pay close attention to the cumulative vanna chart, especially for short-dated expirations, as it provided a clear picture of how the week played out.

Overview

  • The current monthly profile will close this week, providing new levels to assess.

  • Fresh monthly candles will be available, which will help update levels going into Friday and November. 

  • We are trading above September’s value area, but the July POC at 496.05 has presented resistance, despite a push into 500 last week.

  • October Value Area Levels:

    • VAH: 498.56

    • POC: 494.08

    • VAL: 486.83

  • The current profile appears to be forming a "P" shape. How this finalizes will be significant:

    • Scenario 1: If the "P" acts as support, it could be a strong foundation for November.

    • Scenario 2: If the "P" signals weak buyers, we may see further downside. More on this once we enter November.

Longer Term View

  • Post-Election Outlook: We will gather more information after the election, particularly as October ends and November begins. The first two weeks of November will be critical in determining market direction.

  • Bulls are currently in a favorable spot, but caution is still advised.

  • Long-Term Line in the Sand (LiS): The key support level for bulls is around the current October low at 477.40.

  • Upside Target: A move above 505 could lead to a push towards 515. Updates will be provided as new price levels are discovered.

Aggregate Vanna Analysis

Key Strikes

  • Upside Levels of Interest: 496, 499, 500, 501, 502, 504, 505, 509, 510

  • Downside Levels of Interest: 493, 492, 490, 488, 486, 485, 484, 480

Analysis

  • Directly above spot, there is negative vanna at 496. Above this strike, the next area of interest is the negative vanna at 499 and the positive vanna at 500-501.

  • Beyond 502, the next major resistance levels are 504-505, followed by 509-510.

  • Below spot, the levels of interest are 493-492, followed by 490. Below 490, the situation could become riskier, but current data suggests potential buyer interest at these levels.

Cumulative Aggregate Vanna Chart

  • Summary: The aggregate cumulative vanna chart displays an upper V shape. As prices move downward, buying pressure is expected to increase, particularly in the 490-485 range. Conversely, as prices rise, sellers are likely to step in around 501-504.

  • Overall, it appears we are in a 'buy the dip, sell the rip' environment until further notice.

Weekly Vanna Analysis

Key Strikes

  • Upside: 496, 499, 500, 502, 503, 504, 509, 510

  • Downside: 495, 492, 490, 489, 485

Cumulative Weekly Vanna Chart

  • Summary: The weekly expiration analysis suggests buyer interest near 492-490 and potential selling pressure around 498, followed by 501-503.

Key Support and Resistance Levels

Support Levels

  • 494.43-493: This is a gap from Thursday into Friday, an important zone for the bulls to defend. If the price falls below 493, we could revisit 492.11-489.44.

  • Weekly Cumulative Chart Insight: The chart suggests that if we dip to these levels, dealers should be buying, with increased buying interest as we near 485.

  • Caution for Bulls: Below 489.44, this could open the door to 485-483.

Resistance Levels

  • 495.32-496.05: This zone represents last week's close and includes July's POC. Negative vanna at the 496 strike suggests that if we move above 496, we could see a push towards 498-501.

  • 498.56: The current monthly VAH. Above this level, the target is 500.28-501.

  • 501: A break above this level targets 503.52-503.64, the current all-time high (ATH).

  • 503-504: Negative weekly vanna is at 503, with aggregate vanna at 504. If bulls move above 505, the target shifts to the MMs weekly high at 507.23, potentially reaching 509-510.

Final Thoughts

  • Last week’s range was 15 points (485.05-500.28). If the price remains within this range, expect choppy market conditions.

  • Ideally, we want to see either last week's high or low break first to establish direction.

  • If the price tests the upper side of this range at 500.28, the key decision is whether it will hold support above this level or fail.

    • If 500.28 fails and the price falls back below, we could see a move down towards 490 or lower.

    • If 500.28 is supportive and we breakout above 505, I want to then ultimately target 509-510. 

The stock market is risky, gains are not guaranteed. This is not about getting rich quick but learn to educate yourself and make the necessary financial decisions on your own. This is not financial advice.

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]]><![CDATA[October 7 ES Weekly Market Insights: Dealer Positions & Volume Profile Analysis!]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/october-7-es-weekly-market-insightshttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/october-7-es-weekly-market-insightsMon, 07 Oct 2024 01:14:09 GMTHello fellow traders. Welcome to another weekly overview of the ES/SPX/SPY market.

As a reminder we have officially partnered with Volland - available at https://vol.land - providing our weekly and daily ES/SPX analysis to subscribers there.

Get our weekly and daily plans while also learning how to use dealer positions to have better trading success.

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Here is this weeks overview and a little insight on how to use Volland and the Volume Profile…

Disclaimer:

The stock market is risky, gains are not guaranteed. This is not about getting rich quick, but learn to educate yourself and make the necessary financial decisions on your own. This is not financial advice.

]]><![CDATA[Unlock SPX, ES, SPY Dealer Secrets: Weekly Overview with Critical Levels & Insights]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/unlock-spx-es-spy-dealer-secretshttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/unlock-spx-es-spy-dealer-secretsSun, 01 Sep 2024 22:49:32 GMTHello fellow traders. Welcome to another weekly overview of the ES/SPX/SPY market.

As a reminder we have officially partnered with Volland - available at https://vol.land - providing our weekly and daily ES/SPX analysis to subscribers there.

Get our weekly and daily plans while also learning how to use dealer positions to have better trading success.

Remember use promo code DARKMATTER10 to get 10% off your first month at Volland.

Disclaimer:

The stock market is risky, gains are not guaranteed. This is not about getting rich quick, but learn to educate yourself and make the necessary financial decisions on your own. This is not financial advice.

]]><![CDATA[Powell Signals Rate Cuts - What's in Store For SPX/ES This Week?]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/powell-signals-rate-cuts-whats-inhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/powell-signals-rate-cuts-whats-inSun, 25 Aug 2024 23:50:40 GMTHello fellow traders. It has been a moment since we have posted in our Substack. We have officially partnered with Volland - available at https://vol.land - providing our weekly and daily ES/SPX analysis to subscribers there.

We are providing new content such as our weekly overview and to kick that off I share this weeks - August 26 - SPX overview. What are the key levels of support and resistance and where should we enter and target?

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Disclaimer:

The stock market is risky, gains are not guaranteed. This is not about getting rich quick, but learn to educate yourself and make the necessary financial decisions on your own. This is not financial advice.

]]><![CDATA[My Trading Rules]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/my-trading-ruleshttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/my-trading-rulesMon, 03 Jun 2024 00:46:17 GMTThis post was last updated on 2/23/2025…

As a reminder we have officially partnered with Volland - available at

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  1. What is my trading style? Finding key levels - such as dealer hedging levels - and waiting for breakouts or breakdowns of these levels. We can't predict, but we wait #paytiently and will be paid handsomely then!

  2. I focus on a few key tickers... $ES, $SPX, $SPY, $QQQ, $AAPL, $TSLA, $NVDA, $ADBE, $NFLX, $MFST - basically tickers with larger options volume

    1. I specifically trade ES options contracts - giving me flexibility to trade during ES hours

  3. I try to avoid trading in the first 5-15 minutes of a session UNLESS I am in a trade from the prior session and looking to close the trade or we have a major gap or a key level already broken

    1. I let the initial balance do its thing - I am just a small fish in a large ocean of traders so let's let them fight it out

    2. I then wait for key levels targeting one level to the next and taking profits at each one.

      1. If there are key levels that are 10pts apart that is when I have scalping mindset and anything above 10pts I want to give it the room to hit the price target with a 5 pt buffer to take profits once we reach within 5 pts of a target - I also tighten my stop loss once at 10-20% profit with the goal of never allowing trades to go red when I have a nice profit)

      2. My goal is not to be right, but to lock profits and reassess where I can enter into trades or roll up if we have continuation

        1. My bank growing is more important than my ego…

    3. Additionally I use these criteria’s as well to determine if I take the trade prior to this half hour mark

      1. Do we have any new catalysts coming up at 10am est?

      2. Did we have all of our news catalysts in the pre-market?

      3. Are we breaching or has one of our trade ideas broke out?

      4. What is my risk tolerance if I do take the trade before the half hour?

  4. Options Trading Details

    1. SPX OR ES

      1. I mainly trade SPX or ES options - certain occasions will I trade SPY (big vol days and want to reduce risk, etc)

        1. ES options are my go to providing me around the clock futures times to trade

      2. If I am playing for a weekly plan I will buy at least that weekly if not the next weekly expiry

      3. If I am trading intraday I will buy at least 1DTE unless I see some news catalyst or continued trend that will push us in a certain direction with certainty

    2. Individual tickers

      1. Always the weekly if NOT the next monthly or quarterly OPEX strike

  5. I supply options greeks with Volume Profile - See link below for how to setup and read the Volume Profile

    Dark Matter Trade
    Captain Wick's Chart Setup
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    3 years ago · 5 likes · 1 comment · Captain Wick

  6. When I am scalping - ie targeting 10pt trade levels I will take profits and never go more than 10% red. Simple as that, know your trade plan strategy and the risk. When you are wrong you are wrong and reset

  7. For 15-20pt trade level targets I will increase my stop losses to 15-20% and allow more of the trade to play in the event I entered too early

  8. I try - key word try ha - avoid trading after London close and lunch hours defined as 11:30am to 2 pm est. Money for the most part unless you are scalping - is made in the first 2 hours of the trading day and the last 2 hours

  9. For details on how to spot a breakdown or breakout check out my YouTube video

  1. Using Volland For Tickers & Swings

I shared the below details in Volland’s Discord and sharing here for our readers.

  1. ADBE's ticker is a prime example - it is always overshooting key vanna levels - only to retrace and find the next vanna level below. Over the past week - week and a half - the negative vanna on 540 had been accumulating and I now feel comfortable to trade this in the future is that anytime you visit large notional negative vanna level and it holds is when you can swing trade a week or two out. ADBE did have news release on a new PT that same week and that notional value kept increasing even as we passed it so while I trade intraday I now know that once that level broke again - meaning it went below 540 - fireworks can occur and a nice opportunity for a swing trade. If you look at ADBE's chart you can see it was the high, then gapped up on news and then sold off since then. It's almost similar to how the 510 level has been acting - it shifted multiple times from negative to positive vanna as it held and finally when it broke this week the total notional value increased and it flipped red once we broke it and held it.

  2. I want to add that I am paying close attention to delta as well - individually puts and calls not aggregate of them. I keep notes on major changes to see where positioning is occurring and the larger the value the stronger those areas of interest are and where I think the swing trade ideas can be formed. I will also look at DAG for key levels where dealers may buy/sell and I start to monitor the weekly charm. I don't think charm is as strong on individual tickers as we know that as time passes closer to an expiry charms weight holds stronger. Even at a weekly charm view there isn't much there or at least yet that has guided my direction - instead I will rely on SPX and QQQ charm 0DTE to give me guidance on what the ticker may do.

  3. Additionally, I am not looking to immediately jump into a trade when a key level is taken out unless it matches some of my criteria's such as:

    1. If my trade idea is to hold no more than a couple of days I am still trading at least one week out and if price breaks a key vanna levels - like 510 or 515 on adbe - then i am waiting for its retest to see what it does. Does 515 hold to short it or is it going to chop around between 510 and 515? On friday ADBE tried to overtake 515 couldn't and immediately fell to the next key vanna level of 510 and 505

    2. as of late I have been swinging trades and i hate to use the word "swing" here for no more than a day or two and that's cause a lot of tickers are decaying premium quite a bit unlike when we had our rally the past few months - if your timing is right even some of your swing trade ideas could hit in a given day/2 days/week and i will evaluate whether I close them and consider a new trade to roll up/down my option strike - for example if i bought on adobe 500p's 2-3 weeks out and see below on my profit targets I am going to take it and then wait for another entry to roll down 2-3 weeks out. this allows me to lock my profits in on shorter timeframes while still "riding" it to the boundary I mentioned

    3. i keep a strict stop loss or profit taking % - if it hits 20% up I start trimming to lock profits and let it ride to the price target. If i am down 20% I look at what my stop loss level was and make a quick decision plus time to expiry

    4. i am always trading at least one week if not 2 weeks out - i do not do weeklies - this market is just decaying premiums way too fast

    5. i use market seasonality for some of my bias - ie the month of August into september is one of the more weaker months for the market and so I will look into vanna to see what levels above spot even could fit my bias and where i can find some entry

    6. i have noticed that unlike SPX - some of these tickers such as the 505 level you want to start locking in or closing the trade around 508 or a few pts out in the case of ADBE. Some of these tickers can mean revert before the key vanna level so that is why with my PnL % target and this I don't always ride till the desired price target and why i compliment the Volland data with VP or OB's

    7. I only trade tickers with larger options volume - the data in Volland is amazing, but when options are not heavy in volume the picture is not as clear and you need to rely on other things like dark pools for key levels. Thus why I usually trade ADBE, ENPH, NFLX, MSFT as the data is clearer on some of these tickers than others

There are more we could discuss including volume profile, low volume nodes that I think are great strategies to compliment option greeks. Maybe in the future we can include more details.

Trading is not for the unprepared. It is critical you abide to a strategy and checklist and walk into every trade with a plan. Without a plan you are simply gambling and have a better chance at the slot machines. There are more nuances to my weekly and daily checklists, but I think this provides a good read for now and we will/can continue adding to it.

To cover our basis…

Welcome to my Substack where I provide a daily SPX trading plan to help guide my intraday trading. The purpose of this letter is not to advice you on your trading or investment decisions. I am simply documenting my daily trading plan for myself to help with planning and execution. These are simply my opinions and the data sourced from the likes of vol.land, TradingView, and others. The stock market is risky, gains are not guaranteed. This is not about getting rich quick, but learn to educate yourself and make the necessary financial decisions on your own. This is not financial advice.

]]><![CDATA[March 28, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-28-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-28-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planThu, 28 Mar 2024 02:52:46 GMTSPX Trade Plan

Hello fellow traders as we have been communicating for the past month we have made our official transition to our new Discord and will be moving away from Substack.

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My Intraday Trading Rules
I do not trade within the first half hour UNLESS I am in a trade from the prior session and looking to close the trade or we have a major gap or a key level already broken I let the initial balance do its thing - I am just a small fish in a large ocean of traders so let's let them fight it out…
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3 years ago · Dark Matter

To cover our basis…

Welcome to my Substack where I provide a daily SPX trading plan to help guide my intraday trading. The purpose of this letter is not to advice you on your trading or investment decisions. I am simply documenting my daily trading plan for myself to help with planning and execution. These are simply my opinions and the data sourced from the likes of vol.land, TradingView, and others. The stock market is risky, gains are not guaranteed. This is not about getting rich quick, but learn to educate yourself and make the necessary financial decisions on your own. This is not financial advice.

]]><![CDATA[March 27, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-27-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-27-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planWed, 27 Mar 2024 13:15:32 GMTSPX Trade Plan

Hello fellow traders as we have been communicating for the past month we have made our official transition to our new Discord and will be moving away from Substack.

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My Intraday Trading Rules
I do not trade within the first half hour UNLESS I am in a trade from the prior session and looking to close the trade or we have a major gap or a key level already broken I let the initial balance do its thing - I am just a small fish in a large ocean of traders so let's let them fight it out…
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3 years ago · Dark Matter

To cover our basis…

Welcome to my Substack where I provide a daily SPX trading plan to help guide my intraday trading. The purpose of this letter is not to advice you on your trading or investment decisions. I am simply documenting my daily trading plan for myself to help with planning and execution. These are simply my opinions and the data sourced from the likes of vol.land, TradingView, and others. The stock market is risky, gains are not guaranteed. This is not about getting rich quick, but learn to educate yourself and make the necessary financial decisions on your own. This is not financial advice.

]]><![CDATA[March 26, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-26-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-26-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planTue, 26 Mar 2024 12:27:57 GMTSPX Trade Plan

Hello fellow traders as we have been communicating for the past month we have made our official transition to our new Discord and will be moving away from Substack.

If you are a paid subscriber and have yet to make the transition to Discord please contact me by email at darkmattertrade@gmail.com with subject line “Access to Discord” so I can help you with your transition.

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My Intraday Trading Rules
I do not trade within the first half hour UNLESS I am in a trade from the prior session and looking to close the trade or we have a major gap or a key level already broken I let the initial balance do its thing - I am just a small fish in a large ocean of traders so let's let them fight it out…
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3 years ago · Dark Matter

To cover our basis…

Welcome to my Substack where I provide a daily SPX trading plan to help guide my intraday trading. The purpose of this letter is not to advice you on your trading or investment decisions. I am simply documenting my daily trading plan for myself to help with planning and execution. These are simply my opinions and the data sourced from the likes of vol.land, TradingView, and others. The stock market is risky, gains are not guaranteed. This is not about getting rich quick, but learn to educate yourself and make the necessary financial decisions on your own. This is not financial advice.

]]><![CDATA[March 25, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-25-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-25-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planMon, 25 Mar 2024 03:27:48 GMTWeekly Market Overview

Hello fellow traders and welcome to another week of our trading plan. Before we get into this week’s overview of the market let’s do an overview of our trading week.

  • Monday - $418 - back and forth day was down and then scalped my way back into a green PnL day

  • Tuesday - $640 - went long calls went from avg 17 to 18.60

  • Wednesday - $2,700 - went long on the heels of FOMC

  • Thursday - $-706 - went long but no dice stop loss triggered

  • Friday - $995 - went short and nailed our downside target

Alright so what is in store for this week? From a news standpoint there is quite a bit of data coming out this week and we also have 4 trading days this week as the market is closed on Friday for Easter weekend observation.

On the news front let’s keep an eye out Tuesday for Consumer Confidence, Wednesday we have FED Member Waller speaking and we wrap up the week Thursday with GDP, Unemployment Claims, Chicago PMI, Pending Home Sales, and Consumer Sentiment and Inflation Expectations. You could say that Thursday might be volatile!

Let’s look at some data and what’s happening with the market from a macro standpoint…

A big start to the year typically leads to more gains… When the SPX is 10% YTD in March that means for the rest of the year we rally another 6.5% with Q2 and Q4 are highest quarters of return the rest of the year…

Let’s also dissect the latest study by Wayne Whaley - you should use last week’s trade plan provided on Sunday/Monday as reference - where he dissects what this week could do. Basically, the 10 days between March 14-24 predicts what this week will do. IF those 10 days are up above 1.2% then this week has been negative 7 times out of 8. This is the far right table…

Wayne's latest study continues to suggest and align with his previous study that this week should end bearish...
Wayne's latest study continues to suggest and align with his previous study that this week should end bearish...

This aligns with March’s seasonality view…

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Last, but not least I leave you with this goodie…

Spec short volume rises to ~60% at market bottoms and falls to ~20% at market tops. Spec short ETF volume is falling but were not at extreme levels yet, stocks can definitely go higher

Spec short volume rises to ~60% at market bottoms and falls to ~20% at market tops. Spec short ETF volume is falling but were not at extreme levels yet, stocks can definitely go higher

As I have been saying since our failed short trade back in January this is a buy the dip and scalp any shorts kind of market. So just because we have some data suggesting a red week I wouldn’t get to comfy staying in puts especially if we trigger a key level so maintain our rules - 10-15 pts take profits, reassess and attack again.

What are some of those critical buy the dip levels on higher timeframes IF we get to them?

Note: If you are looking for a swing trade idea - if we get a failed breakdown scenario with any of these levels I would consider a long position into a end of Q2 expiry or EOY expiry such as January 2025. I would look for a failed breakdown scenario with a daily candle close and/or weekly candle close above these key levels.

  • 5200-5175 - this is currently Q1’s VAH and near March’s VAH

    • Since both VAH’s are forming and how strong of a vanna level it is starting to form I would say they will get closer to 5200 than below 5175…

  • 5120-5100 - there is a lot in this area such as

    • 5117 - 3/18 weekly POC

    • 5111 - February’s Monthly High

    • 5107 - March’s VAL

    • 5104 - 3/11 weekly VAL

    • 5100 - major large negative vanna

We close a weekly candle below 5100 and I think that means a bigger selloff towards 5000 and then 4950…

Let’s jump into Monday’s trade plan…

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Gamma Levels - GEX

Here is an overview of the Gamma/GEX data we are seeing longer term…

  • Customers are treating this market as positive gamma - buy the dips

  • 5200, 5250, 5225 are your top net GEX levels

  • 5250 and 5300 is showing a lot of interest from customers…

    • There will be a squeeze if we break and hold 5250…

  • 5200 is positive gamma suggesting we will be supportive if price visits it

  • 5155 is a key pivot - below will trigger a larger selloff and push us back into negative gamma

  • 4800 is a key level of support

Here is what it looks like intraday or 0DTE…

  • We are sitting in a really tough zone where bulls and bears are fighting on 0DTE

    • TLDR is 5250 the high but I don’t see us cracking 5240 where we have a lot of puts/negative gamma which if proven right pushes price towards 5195 below 5225

  • 5200 is an area of support

  • 5195 is where the market starts to get negative gamma - aka sell the rips

  • 5250 is a key upside target and resistance

3/25 News Catalysts

New home sales will be a bump in data on the day…

Economic calendar for 3/25
Economic calendar for 3/25

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]]><![CDATA[March 22, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-22-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-22-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planFri, 22 Mar 2024 06:57:25 GMTMarket Recap

Today was a sloppy and choppy day after the massive run up we had in the prior trading session on the heels of Powell speaking and then overnight futures action.

While we saw a 20pt selloff from the highs of the day we closed above 5240 and more importantly ES continues to show support at 5300.

That’s what it ultimately comes down to is how these levels react when tested and whether we continue up more or come falling back down.

Let’s jump into the trade plan…

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Gamma Levels - GEX

Here is an overview of the Gamma/GEX data we are seeing longer term…

  • Customers are treating this market as positive gamma - buy the dips

  • 5250, 5275, 5245 are your top net GEX levels

  • 5250 is showing a lot of interest from customers…

    • There will be a squeeze if we break and hold 5250…

  • 5130 is a key pivot - below will trigger a larger selloff and push us back into negative gamma

  • 4800 is a key level of support

Here is what it looks like intraday or 0DTE…

  • 5200 is an area of support

  • Put support at 5140 - could be where the low of the day could get to

  • 5145 is where the market starts to get negative gamma - aka sell the rips

  • 5250 is a key upside target and resistance

3/22 News Catalysts

UK retail sales are overnight, CA retails sales premarket, and last but not least FED Chair Powell Speaks at 9am est premarket.

Economic calendar for 3/22
Economic calendar for 3/22

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]]><![CDATA[March 21, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-21-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-21-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planThu, 21 Mar 2024 04:12:58 GMTMarket Recap

Great trade plans yield to great results. Many of you went away today up $1k or more in PnL and wow what an exciting day it was.

I am really happy to see many of you walking away with massive profits today and I ended the day as well nicely up…

So what did we say in the trade plan - which helps prepare us for the days action - and then we use 0DTE options flow to guide direction and strength of that trade plans moves. What trade ideas did we have yesterday?

  1. Above 5175 target 5190-5195

  2. If VIX continues going down then a breakout of 5195 targets 5205 then 5215

Then to add on top of that we added the last target on the day with real time updates in our discord with this update…

Real time updates provided exclusively in our Discord
Real time updates provided exclusively in our Discord

Congrats to all of you. Now the challenge - do not give back your profits. Keep trading smartly and manage your risk…

Alright let’s jump into our trade plan…

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Gamma Levels - GEX

Here is an overview of the Gamma/GEX data we are seeing longer term…

  • Customers are treating this market as positive gamma - buy the dips

  • 5200, 5250, 5225 are your top net GEX levels

  • 5200 is now supportive so keep an eye on how price reacts here if it is revisited

  • 5250 is showing a lot of interest from customers…

    • There will be a squeeze if we break and hold 5250…

  • 5130 is a key pivot - below will trigger a larger selloff and push us back into negative gamma

  • 4800 is a key level of support

Here is what it looks like intraday or 0DTE…

  • 5200 is the first area of support

  • Put support at 5140 - could be where the low of the day could get to

  • 5150 is where the market starts to get negative gamma - aka sell the rips

  • 5250 is a key upside target and resistance

With that let’s jump into our trade plan….

3/21 News Catalysts

Overnight the EU reports on PMI, the UK has their monetary policy summary, and then pre-market the we start with unemployment claims, philly fed index, and then after the open PMI…

Economic calendar for 3/21
Economic calendar for 3/21

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]]><![CDATA[March 20, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-20-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-20-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planWed, 20 Mar 2024 04:11:13 GMTMarket Recap

Major major news catalyst coming in Wednesday’s trade session and that is FOMC…

Before we get into Wednesday’s trade plan let’s review today’s trading session.

The market opened at 5139 zipping quickly to make a low at 5131 where it consolidated and reversed going as high as 5180. How did we fare?

Reviewing the trade plan we had the following trade ideas…

  1. If there is a failed breakdown of 5135 target 5150

  2. Above 5150 target 5165

  3. If VIX continues going down then a breakout of 5165 targets 5175

Additionally, we provided real time guidance in our Discord as 0DTE options flow came in suggesting we take a failed breakdown of 5140 or to be safer wait for 5145 to breakout with 5155 and then 5170 as targets…

Alright let’s jump into Wednesday’s trade plan…

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Gamma Levels - GEX

Here is an overview of the Gamma/GEX data we are seeing longer term…

  • Customers are treating this market as positive gamma - buy the dips

  • 5200 is your top net GEX levels

  • 5200 still has interest on it if revisited, but will be major resistance

    • There will be a squeeze if we break and hold this level…

    • It also could play as an interim top/resistance level until opex

  • 5130 is a key pivot - below will trigger a larger selloff and push us back into negative gamma

  • 4800 is a key level of support

Here is what it looks like intraday or 0DTE…

  • Put support at 5120 - could be where the low of the day gets to

  • 5145 is our intraday pivot level

  • 5195-5200 is a key upside target and resistance

  • 5225 is our upside max target if we were to get there as long as we are above 5200

With that let’s jump into our trade plan….

3/20 News Catalysts

Before we get to FOMC at 2pm est the UK reports on CPI overnight

Economic calendar for 3/20
Economic calendar for 3/20

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]]><![CDATA[March 19, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-19-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-19-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planTue, 19 Mar 2024 06:56:06 GMTMarket Recap

Hello team going to jump right into the trade plan.

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Here is an overview of the Gamma/GEX data we are seeing longer term…

  • Customers are treating this market as positive gamma - buy the dips

  • 5175 is your top net GEX levels

  • 5200 still has interest on it if revisited but will be major resistance

    • There will be a squeeze if we break and hold this level…

    • It also could play as an interim top/resistance level until opex

  • 5110 is a key pivot - below will trigger a larger selloff and push us back into negative gamma

  • 4800 is a key level of support

Here is what it looks like intraday or 0DTE…

  • Put support at 5100 - could be where the low of the day gets to

  • 5150 is a upside LIS level intraday

  • 5175 is our upside max target if we were to get there

With that let’s jump into our trade plan….

3/19 News Catalysts

Building permits and Canada CPI highlight today’s news catalysts.

Economic calendar for 3/19
Economic calendar for 3/19

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]]><![CDATA[March 18, 2024 SPX, ES, SPY Trade Plan]]>https://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-18-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planhttps://www.darkmattertrade.com/p/march-18-2024-spx-es-spy-trade-planMon, 18 Mar 2024 06:47:02 GMTWeekly Market Overview

Reminder folks we are in the week prior to March Quarterly OPEX. So I will remind you all of a recent study that we shared in last week’s trade plan…

Here is a great study by Wayne Whaley where the week prior to quarterly OPEX we see the market trend up and then post that quarterly opex we start to see the market turn bearish. Let’s keep an eye on this one, it is an interesting future view into what may come in the market.

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From a seasonality standpoint we are due for a rally into the remainder of the month, but that rally is going to be a sideways chop going upward…

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Here is an overview of the Gamma/GEX data we are seeing longer term…

  • Customers are treating this market as negative gamma - short the rips

  • 5150, 5100 are your top net GEX levels

  • 5200 still has interest on it if revisited but will be major resistance

    • There will be a squeeze if we break and hold this level…

    • It also could play as an interim top/resistance level until opex

  • 5140 is a key pivot - above we target 5200 and below we head towards 5000

  • 5000 is a key level of support

Here is what it looks like intraday or 0DTE…

  • Spot is sitting right above a massive put support at 5100 - stay above it stay bullish and below it bearish

  • 5150 is a upside LIS level intraday

  • 5175 is our upside max target if we were to get there

With that let’s jump into our trade plan….

3/18 News Catalysts

There is no news catalyst, but Monday overnight we do have BOJ Monetary Policy Statement…

Economic calendar for 3/18
Economic calendar for 3/18

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